Fine Arts, A.F.A. - Music (TTP)

Degree: Associate of Fine Arts
Major: Fine Arts
Area of Emphasis: Music
Department: Music
CIP Code: 30.50.0101.00

For more information, visit the Music Department webpage or contact the Humanities and Fine Arts division at 615-230-3200 or humanities@volstate.edu.

This pathway prepares students for a career in many facets of music and music education. Our mission is to give students a solid foundation in music while providing them with a range of performance and creative opportunities. The pathway offers a diverse music theory curriculum that creates a dynamic, rich learning environment for students to pursue their passion for music and performing.

Transfer Options
Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTPs) are advising tools designed to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee public university or select regionally accredited, non-profit Tennessee private colleges and universities to complete their baccalaureate degree. The TTPs also constitute an agreement between community colleges and four-year colleges/universities confirming that community college courses meet major preparation requirements. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution.  Visit the Tennessee Transfer Pathways website for more information and TTP curriculum guides.

Note: There are to be no course substitutions where a specific course is required in the TTP curriculum guide.  Courses not listed in the area of study, but which satisfy the TTP curriculum guide requirement, may be used to meet the graduation requirement.  Students who believe they have satisfied a requirement not appearing on their degree audit should speak with their advisor.

Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, the graduate will have developed the skills, knowledge and abilities to accomplish the following:

1. Apply a wide-range of styles and structures to music through performance.  
2. Demonstrate competencies in theory and aural skills through sight-singing performance, generating and analyzing harmony, creating, and notating self-generated musical ideas, and the graphic dictation of aural sounds.
3. Demonstrate cooperative learning and creative expression through performance as a member of performing ensembles.
4. Demonstrate high level of performance attributes through private lessons and end of semester juries.